Details
- Type: White
- Country: Spain
- Region: Galicia
- Vintage: 2017
- Producer: Leira
- Primary grape: Albariño
- Bottle size: 75cl
- Code: 21950
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Vegetarian
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Vegan
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Sulphites
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Expression
Elegant, intricate, mineral-laced whites
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Flexible with a range of cheese styles including soft goat's, Gruyère, Emmenthal, pecorino, parmesan, Cheddar
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Butter and cream-based sauces. Beurre noisette, hollandaise, velouté, mornay, white clam
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Strongly flavoured spices should be used sparingly. Good with tarragon, chervil, chives, parsley, thyme
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Pan-fried, grilled or braised light meats such as capon, pork, veal, guinea foul
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Butter and cream-based sauces. Beurre noisette, hollandaise, velouté, mornay, white clam
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Very spicy food can overrun the wines delicate complexity
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Radicchio, endive, truffle fine bean, pea shoot, chanterelle salads. Fennel, purple sprouting broccoli, asparagus
About the Wine
Albariño
Ahl-ba-REE-n’yo
A crisp, refreshing white mostly found growing in cooler areas close to the sea where it can attain briny flavours. Its heartlands is in Galacia, Spain's rain- sodden north-west, and Portugal's Vinho Verde region, where it's known as Alvarinho and Cainho Branco.
Flavours:
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Grapefruit
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Lime
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Minerals
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Peach
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Saline
The Country
Spain
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